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  1. You can add a name to the bookmark arbitrarily.I want to know why I added it directly.The name can improve the efficiency of retreading, and can also be used as an effective review tool.

    6 votes

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  2. After a day of meetings, I find myself not remembering to go back to the "action items" (or forgetting the action items.) Would be so powerful if action items were automatically added to iOS reminders, or even if there was a quick manual way (i.e., circle the actions with lasso and have option to create/add to remdiners.)

    9 votes

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  3. Wenn man ein Bild zuschneidet und die Größe anpasst und dieses dann kopieren und woanders einfügen will, sollte die Kopie die gleiche Größe haben und nicht eine x-beliebige. Das würde SEHR viel Zeit sparen, als jede Kopie neu auf die ungefähr gleiche Größe anzupassen.

    1 vote

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  4. 2 votes

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  5. I noticed someone that showed me the app, it had symbols to drag and drop (circles, squares, etc) can we not have these on the Mac app (it's what I have)
    I need these to draw cameras, TVs speakers on drawings

    Thanks!
    Nick

    2 votes

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  6. when using the app in split view, it would be interesting to have a command that allows you to select a specific area on the screen that automatically creates a snapshot and pastes it inside the document in which you are writing (avoiding having to do the classic iOS screenshot)

    1 vote

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  7. It would be great if you could add medical dictionaries for us to download so we can easily define the terms we encounter

    8 votes

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  8. I can’t paste anything in a new file (new planner made from scratch in PowerPoint with pages link)
    Need help

    2 votes

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  9. Create a sliding bar to adjust the strength of the line smoothness to personal preference - from
    Really strong to none.

    This will be helpful for those who don’t have a steady hand, and also for creating illustration doodles, lettering and neater handwriting.

    87 votes

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  10. Please reintroduce the go back option that was present in goodnotes 4 in goodnotes 5. That allowed us to go back to an initial page if we clicked on a internal link. It’s so annoying to be forced to scroll back the full document once a link has been clicked.

    16 votes

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  11. At the moment it seems to be impossible to edit an outline title, please add this feature

    27 votes

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  12. When converting handwriting to text allow for multiple options to change the case formatting. I.e. ALL CAPS, lowercase, Sentence Case

    12 votes

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  13. It seems that GoodNotes 5 treats shapes drawn by using the shape tools just like regular handwritings made by the pen tools, but this becomes a problem when it comes to handwriting recognition/search.

    When I draw shapes such as boxes or ovals over handwritings for highlighting certain words or phrases, handwritings are not recognized well.

    The only workaround seems to be using the highlighter tools since GN5 doesn't consider highlighters as text to be recognized but highlighter tools don't offer precise thickness control unlike the pen tools.

    Notability seems to treat both the highlighter and the shapes differently to handwriting…

    2 votes

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  14. Want to backup and restore my color and thickness presets and note templates..
    When I re install goodnotes app at my another iPad, I have to reset all my presets and note templates......

    10 votes

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  15. When showing paper choices, allow user to press for magnification pop up before choosing.

    2 votes

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  16. Please allow to add not only PDF but also images from the Files-sheet by tapping +. When draging-and-dropping in splitview from the Files app adding images to documents as new page works fine, so why don‘t you allow it from inside the app?

    1 vote

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  17. Have functionality to save current text style e.g. font, colour, size bold etc so that you can quickly switch between them or apply to existing text.

    33 votes

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  18. When I import a pdf with large white margins on the sides it would be great if we could set a specific zoom that would “crop out” the white margins and then lock the horizontal panning when scrolling a bit diagonally - that way the text is bigger on the screen and we don’t have to constantly adjust the text column to be centered. Thanks!

    5 votes

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  19. The sidebar allows you to quickly switch between documents and browse them unobtrusively within your current document.

    43 votes

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  20. Immediately after I started using the app to take notes in class, I have found myself wanting a contextual menu that can show up around the pencil.

    My idea would be to use the double tap in the Apple Pencil, or a double tap of the Pencil on a note (or another shortcut), that would open a menu around the last position of the Pencil.

    This menu would have color palette, tool options, and tool selection.

    This could allow the user to have the toolbar off or just have a shortcut to the toolbar options.

    5 votes

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